Bill-and-hold arrangement
Definition
A transaction in which a seller invoices a customer for goods that remain physically on the seller's premises at the customer's request. Legitimate when specific criteria are met (customer request, identified goods, scheduled delivery); fraudulent when the customer request is fabricated or coerced.
Related terms
- Bill-and-hold
- An arrangement where title passes and revenue is recorded even though the seller retains physical possession of the goods at the buyer's...
- Channel stuffing
- A scheme in which a company ships excess inventory to distributors or retailers near a reporting period's end to record revenue, knowing...
- Days sales outstanding (DSO)
- A ratio measuring how long, on average, a company takes to collect payment after a sale: (accounts receivable / revenue) x 365....
- Fictitious revenue
- Revenue recorded for a transaction that did not occur at all, or that involved a related party cycling funds to simulate customer...
- IFRS 15 / ASC 606
- The converged international (IFRS 15) and US (ASC 606) standards that replaced predecessor revenue rules from 2018. Both apply a five-step model:...
- Performance obligation
- Under IFRS 15 and ASC 606, the distinct promise to transfer a good or service to a customer. Revenue can only be...
- Premature revenue recognition
- Recording revenue in an earlier period than the standards permit, typically by treating an uncompleted performance obligation as satisfied. The transaction is...
- Round-tripping
- A circular transaction in which cash or assets flow between two or more related parties so that each records revenue without any...
- Side letter
- An informal or undisclosed written agreement between a buyer and seller that modifies the terms of the primary contract. Side letters are...
Explained in
- Revenue Recognition Fraud: Detection and IndicatorsA transaction in which a seller invoices a customer for goods that remain physically on the seller's premises at the customer's request. Legitimate when specif...